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The first day is always the hardest, brand new students from all walks of life with a thousand different expectations. How do I get them excited for the learning ahead? How do I keep them excited?
Over the many months of preparation leading up to teaching this course, I realized it was not excitement that I wanted to get across to my students. Rather, I want them to feel what it means to be a yoga teacher. I want them to sense the responsibility that they are undertaking. Too often nowadays yoga is presented as fashion, entertainment or only exercise. Not that there is anything wrong with any of these topics. But are we slowly taking the yoga out of yoga?
So I inserted a slide to my presentation.
"Do you think yoga can heal? What is yoga?"
Thankfully I did not have to pause much at this slide which happened to be towards the end of Friday night's lecture. I started the night by asking folks: Why Yoga? Why do you take yoga? And in that first 5 minutes of our meeting we agreed that somehow yoga heals. It provides a sense of space, clarity and peacefulness in one's life that is not easily found.
Yoga is a healing art. But for it to remain healing it must remain an artfully guided meditative, mindful practice. It cannot, it should not be reduced to pure exercise. Asanas, poses, no matter how complicated cannot stand alone. A teacher must be able to convey the art of breathing and balancing effort with ease for it to be called yoga. Our number one job is to reduce stress in the body and the mind, to teach a student how to find balance through breath and guide them toward self-awareness.
I believe that the essence in all culture's wisdom teaching is the same and the teacher's goal should be to find the appropriate vocabulary that students can understand in their culture, in their life.
Since Saturday's class had 4 hours on Indian philosophy for my students, I decided to end Friday night's lecture with oath from the western tradition that can hopefully serve as a guiding light through their profession.
I went ahead and re-wrote the Hippocratic Oath to fit a yoga teacher's journey. If you are a yoga teacher, I hope it will speak to you. If you wish to start the journey of teaching, I hope it will inspire you.
This is what I wished for my students to take away from our very first meeting. I hope I succeeded, and I hope they will keep it in their heart through their journey.
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I occasionally hear instruction from yoga teachers to roll either to the left or the right side of the body after savasana to allow blood flow to go either to the linear-analytical-masculine left side of the brain or the creative- feminine right side. I have to be honest, hearing this always makes me cringe. I will not go into the ways the human body compensates blood pressure (when it is healthy) to make sure that we get even circulation… If you think about this, it is absolutely necessary, a few minutes without oxygen to the brain causes brain cells to die, so we cannot mess around with uneven flow. If you are interested, the concept is called Cerebral Autoregulation, this website will tell you more info than you ever want to know.
You cannot "feed" a side of your brain by rolling to a side.
Rather than discuss the physiology , in this blog I will focus on the underlying assumption of the above statement: The myth of right-creative, left-analytical hemispheres to the brain and the implications for gender role qualities.
All cultures have been preoccupied with defining and clarifying feminine versus masculine roles in society. We need classifications for basic functioning. Language is a form of classification as well; when I ask you to think of a palm tree, your brain comes up with all kinds of images all under the classification of a "palm tree." In traditional yoga, the chakras are positioned at the meeting points of the Pingala, which is the red, masculine, hot-sun energy line, and Ida, the white, cold, lunar-feminine energy line. Yin and Yang symbols also talk of balancing the feminine and masculine qualities. It comes as no surprise that when in the 1960s scientists were experimenting with split-brain conditions some of our cultural and biological predisposition towards classification took our imagination by hold. Scientists were cutting the connection between the right and the left hemisphere of the brain as a last-resort treatment for epilepsy and found that the two halves of the brain acted independently and with different processing styles. But it is important to note that in a healthy brain all things are interconnected and information processing happens as the two halves communicate.
Prof. Jeff Anderson of neuroradiology at the University of Utah says:
"It's absolutely true that some brain functions occur in one or the other side of the brain, language tends to be on the left, attention more on the right." But he further goes to say, "The neuroscience community has never accepted the idea of 'left-dominant' or 'right-dominant' personality types. Lesion studies don't support it, and the truth is that it would be highly inefficient for one half of the brain to consistently be more active than the other."
It seems that for whatever we do, we need both the right and the left side of our brain. There is nothing that we can do that does not require both analytical and creative thinking.
I often hear folks equate science with masculine, linear and not creative qualities, while classifying visual arts and writing as creative and feminine. But if you really sit and think about it, it takes amazing amount of imagination to come up with a machine to go to Pluto, or to come up with the structure of the DNA, or to design a virus that could one day attack only the cancer cells in your body. I think of all subjects as music, having a mathematical as well as a creative side.
I believe we made the assumption early in our education that science is linear and not creative because when we first study science it requires intense memorization. The language of science is not easy to understand without many years of study. On the other hand we can all appreciate a painting without knowing proper brushwork techniques or color theory. I believe our classification of science as masculine and linear left brain is what holds so many creative young girls back from becoming interested and successful in science. We need to teach focus and memorization skills to all students before categorizing them as 'creative' or 'linear'. In reality the best scientist are creative thinkers. Same is true towards the arts. We find students who are more naturally inclined to memorize with ease and we push them away from liberal arts, but a person who can hold onto a lot of information will find a lot more creativity later on to express themselves through the arts and literature.
My passion in yoga is to share a creative, scientifically sound and historically well researched spiritual practice. I don't find these terms contradictory, I find them complementary.
Creativity is expressed many ways: some of us write, some design, some dance and some explore the way that the human body behaves. I feel being feminine is also a question of cultural interpretation. In the yoga community I am often told that I need to "soften or bring out my feminine side."… Honestly, I feel judged when I hear this. I don't feel less feminine because I don't fit into the yogic interpretation of femininity. I am strong, and I love doing chaturangas. I love both the sciences and the arts, and I have a vulnerable sensitive side. I don't have to practice less strength poses to feel vulnerability or lightness; rather, I simply find the ease during effort.
I understand that in yoga the use of "feminine" and "masculine" labels are meant to be understood as metaphors or symbols and we are to understand that all humans have these traits. I agree, we all have these qualities, but symbols matter! As we seen from the recent discussions on the confederate flag, symbols carry a message. And if we symbolically classify certain qualities as masculine or feminine then we are going to mark it in our mind as feminine or masculine. There is just no way out of associating these words without attaching further meaning.
We all have the above qualities of strength, sensitivity and so on. How we express them maybe different from person to person. I believe we should teach vulnerability and strength without classifying them as feminine or masculine. Let them be an internal personal experience that is genderless. I believe we need to give a bit more freedom to sexual roles if we are to teach students without judgement. I believe when we look at the world from the popularized masculine vs. feminine principles we force individuals to fit into one or the other category and we hold judgement if we find that they don't balance these categories according to a formula that we find culturally sound.
If we teach simple awareness without gender role qualities, we may just find more inner peace about who we are. We may also raise a generation of youth that no longer views mathematics, strength, power and single focus as masculine, nor would it hold vulnerability, softness, empathy and creativity as feminine. We may just hold them as human qualities that we all need and we all possess.
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We almost had to answer to that question during our yoga retreat. Up until the last day we pretty much forgot the outside world, nobody was taking pictures. We had amazing classes, we hiked to amazing destinations, we may have even hit the pub in Roslyn once or twice, but there was hardly any picture taking till the very last day. Then in a frenzy we remembered that we should document that we are having fun. These images don't reflect the retreat. You cannot see the friendships that formed, you cannot hear the birds chirping during our meditation, you are not experiencing someone's renewed faith in the impossible, nor can you feel the bubbles in the Jacuzzi or how the red wine combined with chocolate mousse on our palette. But these are few images of days that we will not forget and I hope it will inspire some of you to share this amazing experience with us in the future.
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This Blog was written by Brenda. Ignore the side note on the website that it was authored by Dora. Dora just does not know how to make the change to that fancy coding thingy on the side…but she is working on it….
So…Here is Brenda's blog:
Recently I heard on the news that sixty is the new forty… I automatically did the math and discovered that I'm only in my mid-thirties!!! How exciting is that! With another birthday just passed, this is fabulous news. This year I'm working on developing a new routine: I park my car at the top of the hill to catch the bus in front of the Admiral Starbucks, which allows me to get off the bus after work and go directly to the studio. It is important to me to be dedicated to my practice. I learned that I have to plan my day around my yoga practice; otherwise there is never a good time to take yoga. Life is so busy I can never squeeze an hour in, but I can plan my day around that hour.
The other day as I was getting on the bus, still bundled in a layer of coats, my long dark hair with waves of silver flowing behind me, a lovely young lady touched my hand and said, "Excuse me, ma'am, here take my seat." I said no thank you, and thought to myself; I know good and well I could hold a chair a lot longer than you any day of the week! Then, I took a deep breath and smiled. I don't feel old. I don't feel tired, I don't need to rest… Though there was a time when I did, long before yoga…
A year or so after my hysterectomy (more than a decade ago), feeling so many aches and pains, as if I was literally going to break, weak in my body, although I didn't understand it from that perspective at the time, I was diagnosed with osteopenia (pre-osteoporosis) and placed on Boniva, a bone strengthening drug. I wasn't able to continue on the Boniva–I was gaining weight and feeling extremely uncomfortable with myself. I felt as if there was something I was missing, there had to be another way. This began the journey of personal discovery.
I found yoga, or yoga found me. As part of my commitment to myself when I relocated from Michigan to Washington, I decided to make a few life changes. Yoga was part of those changes, along with quitting smoking. The moment I landed on my yoga mat for the very first time, I knew I was in the right place. I could barely hold a downdog, even child's pose was not comfortable, and laughed at the idea of being able to touch my toes. I stuck with it, though there was nothing particularly comfortable about the process. I simply decided to ride it through! I dedicated myself to 2 months of yoga. After a few intro series, I moved into regular classes. Before long, 2 months became a year and I became one of the most often seen faces at the yoga studio. I began to lose the weight, and slowly over the course of a year quit smoking.
Then, I was laid off from a great job, as life would have it–a blessing in disguise! I developed a daily practice, took as many workshops and yoga teacher training programs that I could afford, and besides my love of the practice, I felt my body becoming stronger. As my body became stronger, I as a person became stronger. I discovered a beautiful movement in my body that allowed me to connect to my mind and my spirit, creating a trinity of sorts. This was what I had been missing!
Recently I went through some basic health screening tests. One of the tests measured bone density. Want to know the results? I'm considered at low risk for developing osteoporosis! Once at the beginning stages of osteoporosis, and told I would develop full osteoporosis, my body now tells a different story. Proof that age is in our control to a degree. Lifestyle choices and daily yoga practice was not an easy decision, it took determination, will power and dedication. But slowly what was a question of sheer willpower became a way of life. Now, I cannot imagine life without yoga.
Yoga has made me stronger–my bones became stronger, just like my muscles became stronger. Now, I can easily touch my toes, even do a few arm balances. Yoga connects me to my body, allowing me to feel and learn and listen to my body. It connects me to my soul, allowing me to believe in myself, and it connects me to my mind, allowing me to have healthier perspectives about the future.
I have a healthy mind and a healthy body, a world of difference from my old self. Not only do I practice yoga, I teach yoga and I also landed a new job in the field that I love. Yes, ten years ago I would have taken the seat on the bus, now a decade older, I feel two decades younger. I am happy to stand on the bus…
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And we know local doesn't end with broccoli and eggs. Our city is full of small businesses that are trying to survive in a very competitive atmosphere. Among these businesses are massage practitioners, family owned restaurants, beauty shops, contractors, landscapers, and yoga studios like Spira. Local businesses can provide for just about any of our needs.
So how do we best support these businesses?
My initial hope with the advent of internet was that this new technology would lead to a fairer playing field; but now I know that's just not true. Big businesses are willing to put big money behind search engine optimizations and advertisements. Sometimes what's easily visible on the internet is just a reflection of the cash behind the business.
With some of the same technology came the advent of companies who sell online coupons for local businesses, keeping a portion of their profit, like Groupon, Amazon, LivingSocial–the list keeps growing. Groupon has been supportive and wonderful for my business. They understand my need to limit their customers to new clients only, and they restrict the number of groupons sold to a controllable volume. I would go out of business if I had return customers buying through Groupon. The new players are Fitmob and ClassPass. I'm not sure how they'll effect business. All I can do is watch and wait.
Small businesses are forced to use these platforms because traditional marketing is too expensive, and most importantly, it no longer works. If a small business wants to bring in new customers, the best bet is to go through one of the above mentioned companies with a deal and use their internet powers to get much needed visibility on the web. But here's the catch. When we use these platforms our dance is a precarious one. We're balancing visibility with extreme revenue loss. There is no way to make a living off of what any of these platforms are offering. Honestly, I don't know if this balancing act is sustainable in the long run.
For any small business to thrive, it depends on local support. As a community we need to recognize that it's not just our farmers who give local flavor. It's all of us: stylists, cleaners, teachers, therapists, artists, chefs, the list goes on. If we want to live in a city where we have access to family owned stores and services, not just chains stores and conglomerates, then we have to be willing to support these local businesses.
There is one way to support local family owned businesses. Buy from them! Don't go through a secondary source with a discount. If you can afford it, pay full price directly to the business. Seattle has gone through a major growth spurt. This means that the city is becoming more expense, and business leases are skyrocketing. As a small business owner I often feel small in the face of all these challenges. I was particularly frustrated one afternoon after a phone conversation with one of the online coupon companies. But as I walked into the yoga studio and greeted my students, I took a deep breath, and smiled. The solution was right front of me.
I believe in the spirit of our community in West Seattle, and I believe when folks decide to work together we can be as strong as any large corporation. So let's be strong, let's work together, let's support each other. Below you'll find some small businesses in our community. These are the folks practicing right next to you–get to know them, and next time you would like a massage, high quality chocolate, landscaping, or chiropractor, choose local! There is no better guarantee of quality than knowing that we wish to share the same space in the future…
Interested in grassroots cross advertising with Spira? Write to Dora at firstname.lastname@example.com
If you think this message is important, help us spread the word. Forward it, share it on twitter, Facebook, wherever you share nowadays. Help spread the word. Every human touch counts!
Buy from our local businesses, and help support our community!
Thank you – Dora
I've been practicing at Spira since 2011. I knew after my first class that I had found a very special place, and a kind of practice that would, and has proven to be life changing. One of my favorite features of Spira is the freedom and encouragement I receive from teachers to have the kind of practice I need, whatever it may be that day. I am constantly being reminded to "balance effort with ease," as Dora would say, which translates into the rest of my life off of the mat.
I have been a Licensed Massage Practitioner since 2003 and have my own practice in West Seattle. One of my favorite parts about giving massage is it keeps me in the present moment (this is one of my favorite parts of yoga as well!). Everyone is unique and responds differently to touch. I believe that this is where the "art" of massage comes in to play; it's really about the art of being present, and being in the present moment is a sweet place to be. My job is never boring, it's never the same twice, and my clients have been wonderful teachers. I also get to keep my practice fresh by taking interesting classes with interesting people and then incorporating what I have learned into my practice. My clients like this too, of course. I go work and help people feel better; it doesn't get much better than that. www.laurenallenmassage.com
Even though I live in Upper Queen Anne I still travel to Spira Yoga in West Seattle to practice; it is by far my favorite studio in the city. My practice has become more meaningful to me since I began coming here in 2012. I really like the mildly heated studio, most especially in the rainy season, and the instructors are each unique in their teaching styles, and I connect with all of them.
I am happiest on the mat, and in the kitchen. Five years ago, I taught myself the art of making chocolate because I wanted to learn how to do it healthier, without all the sugar or dairy- which I'm allergic to. I've replaced these common ingredients with raw honey, raw coconut nectar and coconut oil, and it works stunningly. I like that I can play around with the savory and sweet ingredients, chocolate is a great partner for both. What was a personal passion became my business in 2014, Soulever Chocolates. www.souleverchocolates.com
I have been practicing at Spira Power Yoga at least once a week for about three years. I started my landscaping company and I spent several years "in the field" getting a free workout while transforming my client's yards. These days, I am more desk jockey than garden nymph, but I get to choose how I stay in shape. Power yoga, for me, is the perfect blend between a serious workout and a serious break. My often overwhelmed mind is given the chance to focus on the as-challenging-as-you-need-them-to-be physical moves as well as the mental release of being present in the moment on my mat. I am, some might say, addicted. Practicing at Spira allows me to do all kinds of crazy things, like run a business. And play field hockey. And take tap dance classes. Check out my business at www.akinadesigns.com. See you at the studio!
I have been practicing at Spira for two years. When I started at the school, I was underweight and seeking to build muscle and strength. The practice at Spira helped me achieve those goals and I feel stronger with each passing month. I have always enjoyed the meditative benefits of a yoga practice and the powerful work at Spira requires me to be present in my body, in this moment, and there is nothing more meditative than being wholly in this moment. I recommend Spira to many of my clients. My business is "Dr Pamela Zoller, Healing Through Awareness". I practice a body of work that utilizes light touch and breath to help the body release old stresses and create internal strategies to deal with new stresses with ease. With these strategies we can live an energy-rich life, clear and focused. I have been practicing this work for 17 years and have loved assisting thousands of people live, create, and thrive. I can't imagine doing any other type of work. www.drpamelazoller.com
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Once comforted by the sound of the coffee maker, I grab my rain jacket and take the dogs outside.
Even though this is a wet soggy morning, I enjoy watching my dogs work their way through the property lines. Looking at their reactions, I can easily imagine the happenings of the previous night. Over there by the east fence is where the deer enters and exits with her family. The rabbits use the south fence, and just now as Panni tilts his head up to sniff the air from the north, I'm reminded of our neighborhood bear, who's occasionally spotted north of our property line. Quickly, I gaze back at Albert, my tiny maltipoo. I'd let the dogs run loose for their morning routine if I weren't afraid of losing little Albert to the woods. I'll never forget when we were looking for houses in the country, and I spotted an eagle. At first just so happy to be in his distinguished presence, I eventually realized that he was carrying an Albert-sized rabbit in his beak. Regan, my husband, did the research and proudly announced that as long as we keep Albert 10 pounds or fatter, she's safe! Because even if the eagle could pick her up, Regan explained, he wouldn't be able to carry her and would have to drop her. Clearly not much comforted, I rather committed myself to always escort my pets to their outside duties.
Back inside, the dogs dance around me for their morning meals, and I push them out of the way with my usual command: "Coffee first!"
These are my mornings, pretty much blissfully the same with the exception of the weather. Me and my dogs, just living in the moment. They remind me to see the details. Look, there's a new wildflower to sniff or the wind is coming from a new direction, bending the forest to create new light patterns on the little meadow.
Then I sit down, open my laptop, and sip my coffee. This is where my previous intimacy with the moment ends, and I'm lifted into a new world–one where nobody actually lives but where we spend most of our time.
I click on Gmail: "Look, two surveys!" I say out loud to my dogs. "No surprise there! Does anybody ever find out anything through these things? They never ask the questions that you want to answer, only the ones that cross their narrow visions of relevance. Also the only people that are taking these darn surveys are either super pissed off or in-love with the company/product. Either way the little I remember from my statistics class these folks are in the tail ends of the bell curve and should be tossed anyway." Albert and Panni don't even look up through my rant–they know when not to get involved with the humans.
My drive to work takes me through the woods, those same woods that a few minutes ago seemed so integral of my every moment are now just a small detail of the scenery as my mind already wraps around the to-do list for the day. I mindlessly reach for the radio and turn on NPR to see what is going on out there: "Hulu announces their new gif website service." I roll my eyes and take a deep breath. "Well, it's all about feedback and quick popularity!" I shout to my dogs in the backseat. I see Panni in the rearview mirror tilt his head, telling me to keep my eyes on the road. The news program goes on to explain that traditional television has always lacked precise measurability.
It seems lately if something cannot be measured it cannot exist. The problem with this in the media is that producers often confuse popularity with quality, especially when it comes to news. This is why I got rid of my television 15 years ago. Even stations like CNN can take an empty yet sensational topic and chew it to the bone. Let's not even talk about Fox–its popularity is a sheer wonder for me, but I'll keep that enigma for a future blog.
News and media has a responsibility beyond popularity and cash generation. It must inform, it must educate, and it must enrich our lives. Granted, a lot of this is a question of taste, but is there really enrichment in yet another brainless reality show? Equally, there's no new information in showing the same violent crime scene for 12 hours live. Media generates revenue according to what the public wants. But the problem is, I've never met a person in my life who actually wants this! Maybe we just have nothing good to choose from anymore…
I feel my blood pressure rise slightly, knowing that I have a long day ahead of me, and I decide to switch stations to take my mind off the topic.
Oh, guess what? Next station is discussing the need to measure our teachers in public education. Another fantastically not well thought out idea! Of course the discussion is about testing our children (yet again) and using these test scores to reflect the quality of the teacher. Wow! There are so many things wrong with this; I don't even know where to start. Teachers, afraid for their jobs, will teach to the test instead of teaching to the student. But teachers are meant to inspire and awaken curiosity, not teach measurable data for a measured test. Perhaps a better measurement would be to look at the lives of the graduates. But that isn't quick feedback. I'm suspicious of the idea that standardized testing can reveal anything noteworthy. "Has everyone lost common sense, Albert?" Poor Albert manages to stand on her two feet and look over the back seat to check. Maybe this would be the time for her to quickly develop opposable thumbs so she can take over.
Albert's little face pulls me back to reality–a beautiful, rainy spring day with my favorite puppies. I turn the radio off and continue the rest of my drive in peaceful silence, although there's still some residual jaw clinching.
Once at work, I quickly review my tasks for the day. Being a small business owner, I'm comfortable being the teacher, the accountant, the marketing manager, and the creative director all in the same day. I learned a great technique from a little book back in my corporate days. My boss gave it to me, it was titled "Eat the frog." Meaning, do the task you least want to do first thing in the morning and then the rest of your day will go well. This little wisdom served me well through the years. It looks like I have to post some upcoming events on Spira's Facebook page, and for me, social media isn't only a frog, it's a big nasty toad. "Well let's get this over with guys," I declare to the dogs, knowing full well that the second I open Pandora 's Box, a.k.a. social media, I will have another reason to get irritated.
"Yup, that was easy, Panni. One click, and I already found something to piss me off!" Panni looks up at me with a sigh and places his face back on the couch. "OK, perhaps I am a chromogen, Panni, but I feed you and poop you, so get over it."
A "yogi" girl posted via Instagram a scorpion pose. It's an advanced pose were the yogi balances on the forearms while allowing the legs to bend back in attempt to touch her head with her feet. The tag line to this magical moment was, "Almost there, 2 more inches to go."
"Panni, fantastic, now we get to measure yoga poses down to the inches!" Wow, if there was ever a case for missing the point. I understand inspiration is the reasoning for such posts, but I bet "inspiration" is not driving anybody to get a certain asana. We get a sense of accomplishment when we achieve something, but why we feel we need to achieve that thing is where true yoga lies. Also this so-called inspiration too often turns into self-glorification through "likes," and as a result something to aspire to. Though why folks want to spend their limited time on earth trying to fold their spine in a way that god did not intended it to, I will never understand.
Now tell that to our Instagram-happy yoga community. Of course "Scorpio yogi" got over a 100 likes in the first 5 minutes of her posting, which is a quick feedback that we can measure on social media. The more likes the better. Just another way we now measure relevance and news.
I admit, in the back of my mind, I sense jealousy occasionally bites me when I see this. I dream of the day when more than 10 people will actually read all the way through my rambling–I know I'm long winded, and social media's bombardment allows only 2 second per feed. Another reason social media is harmful in my opinion. "The birth of the attention deficit culture." Yup you guessed it, probably will keep that title for a later blog as well.
Georg Feuerstein, PhD, starts his book The Essence of Yoga with the following words: "It is our deep conviction that the discoveries and insights of Yoga are of the highest significance for a proper understanding of the human situation in general and the present state of affairs in particular."
I think we have more than 2 inches to go before we understand the true essence of yoga…
I take a deep sigh as I shift my gaze back to my dogs. Somehow they understand–they know the importance of smelling the wind, observing nature, and simply being there when their human needs a hug. So I walk over to Panni, and get my well-deserved morning hug to remind myself to focus back on my reality.
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So what does this mean for you? With all the choices out there, you can rest assured that Spira will provide you with an excellent education. You also will receive an additional Washington State Vocational School Diploma along with a Yoga Alliance Certificate upon graduation.
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The reason I am rambling about all my medical records to you is to say, I don't get it. It never crossed my mind to not get vaccinated. As a matter of fact, since this country made sure that I had all this protection I was absolutely flabbergasted to learn that American born children don't have to go through all this rigor to go to school! Why the double standard? What will these unvaccinated children do if there is an outbreak? Or, if they get lucky and there is no outbreak of any diseases in their lifetime, what if they want to travel or become researchers or doctors? I wanted to find out why people are scared to vaccinate their kids. To me this concept was so foreign. Like I mentioned, I am a naturalized citizen of United States. In a lot of ways, I am embedded in the American culture but since I was born and raised in Europe many of my thought processes are still stuck on the other side of the pond… I don't understand why people are afraid of vaccines. I wanted to find out. Also, in light of the recent outbreak of measles, I wanted to reach out to folks who may be confused about vaccines and they don't know where to look among so much information.
Since I worked in an immunology research lab, finding a PhD with Immunology background was as easy as opening my contacts and calling my close friend Shannon. Shannon has a PhD in Infectious Disease from Notre Dame University. We both worked in the same institute on autoimmune diseases. Shannon also has 4 children that she raises in the Catholic faith. I hoped she would have the perspective on what is going on with all this confusion. I called her up and she was most exited to help. She asked me to send her some questions so she could prepare, quite typical of Shannon! Of course last minute she texts me that she has to take her oldest to the orthodontist, that she wants to help a lot and would I mind just coming along. Of course I just smiled. I adore her and being a witness to her lovely growing and ever so busy family I learned to be part of her family and roll with the changing schedule. So on a rainy Seattle afternoon we found ourselves huddled up at the orthodontist office full of kids. Somehow that made this interview even more important. Being around children while talking about children's health was the perfect motivation for this article.
I leaned close to Shannon and asked her almost in a hushing tone as to not be overheard. "Shannon, I am curious to hear your point of view. Why do you think some mothers are reluctant towards vaccinations?"
To this she said, "Dora, the second my first born came out of my belly the only thing I wanted is to protect her against all and every possible harm. From the moment of her birth there was nothing more important than my child. I think mothers everywhere are motivated from this very same instinct. Unfortunately, there is so much information and misinformation out there and it is hard to determine what is right. To compound the problem, the language of Immunology is really difficult. Even well-educated folks struggle with making sense out of the publications since the science is so complicated and is based on a vocabulary that is foreign to most people."
I smiled because I recalled my own struggle in school making sense of antigens, antibodies, IgM, CD8, T-lymphocytes, CD4, CD28, cytokines and chemokines, oh and the list goes on. Yes, immunology is exciting. It is a micro world that is not visible to the eye. It has many different cells on complex superhighways that navigate this internal world. To understand what goes on in the body in that level you really need at least a few years of university level cell and immuno biology.
"If you look at the vaccination data in schools, it tends to be the well to do districts that have lower vaccination rates", Shannon continued. "This is quite different from other countries where the poor are under vaccinated and they are willing to walk for days with their child on their back to receive vaccines."
"Yes, exactly! I shouted, I just had to interrupt her. "This is what I don't get! I had many conversations with other immigrants, for example my friend from South Africa, he is just as lost as I am. He told me, if you don't get your vaccines you get sick and die it is simple as that. So people take vaccinations very seriously."
"Yes, but in this country people rarely ever get sick, and hardly anybody dies" At this point Shannon was clearly trying to lower my excitement with her voice since folks started looking at us. My laser vision could tell from the quality of stares who was 'pro' and 'anti' vaccine in a single glance. Or at least my vivid imagination made people walk around with signs on their forehead for brief minute.
"OK" I said, "So just for the record, are your kids vaccinated?" To this Shannon gave me a broad smile: "Of course. I think as a parent, it is a matter of who you put your trust in. Do you trust the American Academy of Pediatricians to make safe recommendations for kids 'health, or do you trust people outside the Academy, who in my opinion, have questionable backgrounds and don't have the training required to make recommendations for or against vaccines. "
"But what about possible side effect?" I asked.
"All medications can have possible side effects. Nobody is arguing against that. But the ratio of possible harm due to vaccines versus the possible harm of the disease that we are vaccinating against is so astronomically favoring vaccination that it is simply hard to put it in words."
"Some people question the ingredients in vaccines, can you talk about that?"
"Yes, a lot of folks worry about the ingredients found in vaccines like aluminum. This makes sense because you don't want to be injecting your child with something that might damage them, or in the most extreme case, cause them autism. However, there are great resources from the CDC that clearly list the various ingredients found in all the vaccines used in the United States with the latest information on safety. "
"Thanks Shannon, these are really great websites. I did not know that aluminum was found even in breast milk! There is some really useful information here":
Next, I asked Shannon what other concerns she hears from parents. She said: "Vaccination schedule. They are worried that it is too much, too fast and the child's system is not able to handle it."
"HA" I thought, I was used as a pin cushion by immigration and work immunization nurses. I scratched my head. "But wait, if I remember well I think the human body is built to handle a lot more than just a few 'invaders' at the time."
"You are right Dora, imagine all of the antigens or germs that a child is exposed to crawling around on the ground, or playing at the playground. Our Immune System is highly capable of handling a large dose of germs at any given time. There are good resources for this too." This is a great handout by American Academy of Pediatrics on the most commonly asked questions on vaccine schedules:
"It has been said from some folks that these vaccine preventable diseases are not necessary anymore in the United States because these diseases are eradicated. But with the new measles outbreak, nature is here to prove otherwise."
"Yes, unfortunately. This following website has personal testimonial about the consequences to diseases. These testimonials are heartbreaking and worthwhile to read:
At this point I took a deep breath. "The herd is breaking down" I said. I remembered learning about 'herd immunity'. It is the idea that if enough people are vaccinated than the few that are not vaccinated can be protected just by being surrounded by folks who are vaccinated and thus will not pass the disease. Since the disease is relying on human to human jumps, if it jumps mostly to humans with vaccines where it is destroyed it cannot continue jumping.
So far in United States, those parents who were afraid of vaccines were protected from the disease by the other people who were willing to get vaccinated. The World Health Organization recommends vaccination of 95% of the population to ensure "herd immunity" and prevent outbreaks of measles. As long as the number of people not getting vaccinated is very low it sort of works because the herd of vaccinated folks can form a thick barrier. This is why all of us immigrants are vaccinated to porcupine state. In essence what the CDC is doing is trying to isolate the USA as much as possible to protect its citizens from itself. But now more and more children and not getting vaccinated, so the herd is breaking down. This is all compounded by the fact that global travel is easy and fast, countries are no longer isolated. Once the herd is not thick enough for protection these illnesses will jump around again killing and injuring children.
So it comes down to common sense. Even if we suppose that there are side effect to vaccines, if we don't vaccinate the morbidity and death rates of infants and children will rise significantly. Maybe we have forgotten how few children survived into adulthood without vaccines. So the choice is either take vaccines that may or may not have side effects that we have not determined yet, or to allow people to not vaccinate and guarantee that an epidemic will make many children die and suffer.
We are fortunate enough to be the first generation in the United States that has not experienced a horrible outbreak. This places us into a false sense of security. Vaccines protect us against horrible diseases but we no longer see these diseases. We see autism is on the rise so mothers are asking what to do. On one hand mothers have an illness that they have seen face to face such as autism and on the other hand they have a bunch of illnesses that they only hear about in the doctor's office.
With vaccines we are fighting conceptual evil while there are other more touchable problems in our current society. But these conceptual evils are very much real, the only thing that keeps them away from us is mass vaccinations.
I wonder just how much 'thinning of the herd' is necessary before people start getting really-really sick….
Below is a list of some additional information sites on vaccines that I received from Shannon:
Specific vaccine handouts:
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In the last two weeks Spira got named number one yoga studio in Seattle by Seattle SunTimes and was mentioned as one of the best studios in the nation by Spryliving . Now, I do know this is all just an opinion. I am not delusional, there are so many wonderful studios in the country that one cannot even list them out in 5 pages single print. But never the less, there was my little Spira. Without using PR, without all the tricks of the trade. Simply because we got good reviews on Yelp, Facebook, Google and who knows where else nowadays people post…Our reputation developed from human interaction and by that I mean teacher to student interaction not owner to IT guy interaction. It could be a weird fluke but it sure fills my heart with hope. Often, I find myself so cynical about "how the world works". It is really refreshing to know that maybe money does not drive the universe as much as I thought. Maybe the human spirit and human touch has power and can shine through. Now, I can't wait to see human spirit beat down money and power during the next elections with congress, but that would be a whole different blog and maybe an even more impossible fluke! But I have hope.
So back to why I decided to share this story? Because all I did is focus on the process. I did not focus on the goal of having good online recognition. I simply focused on the process and on what I love: yoga and people. And somehow the goal still happened. So next time you find yourself with a goal that does not resonate with you, find the process that you love and let go of the goal. Who knows, you may end up at your goal after all and if not you at least enjoyed the process.
If you want to read more about how to reach your goals, read my earlier blog!
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To this of course you may say, OK Dora, do you seriously wish not to improve my life or to reach my goals? I say: heck no! That is not what I mean. I simply mean that goal setting is the wrong approach.
To understand my reasoning you must recognize two innate condition that drive any goal setting activity. The first is desire. You desire your goal. Seems obvious, but it is when things are most simple that we tend not to examine them well enough. The second condition is a bit more elusive, it is about the duration of the goal. That is when we think of a goal we think of something to reach. That something is not subject to time. We can either touch it like a BMW or think of it as a concept like weight loss, better health, a job and so on. But we rarely think about the time that it takes to reach that goal and if we do we don't think of it as quality time spent but rather as time we must 'bear down' and 'buckle in' and basically force our will power over our spirit to make our goal happen.
But we do have desire pushing us and so we are willing to listen to anybody who will give us a trick, a tool, anything to make our 'dreams come true.' It is such strong desire that a whole industry is depending on it. If you are not sure what industry I am talking about then think of Tony Robbins and likes out there and the endless magazines that promise you better figure, a happier life and lifelong dreams reached in 5-10 at most 15 steps. Now some of these advices have good ideas but they are superficially scratching the surface of our existence. They are applying band aids to a symptom. The same band aid for the whole population of United States and beyond. I am not sure how we can take anything seriously that is offering 10 steps anymore. I still remember being in college and sitting in the living room with my girlfriend laughing about how ridiculous Cosmopolitan Magazine was about the "Ten steps to please your man". Granted we were a couple of good looking vibrant gals with academic honors and plenty of academic snobbism. We thought even the sheer act of picking up a Cosmo was somehow humiliating. Put our snobbism aside, I think our young minds were very much correct. Answers to deep interpersonal problems in a short paragraph is simply absurd. But magazines keep putting these 'solutions' in front of us: "How to lose 10 pounds in 10 steps" or "How to get in the best shape of your life….in 10 steps or less". What is dangerous right now is that life coaching and life advice columns started utilizing the 5-10 step method. As if we cannot read and digest anything unless the steps are numbered. This problem is so universal that when I started writing to a yoga periodical the editor asked me to formulate my essay into 3 or 5-10 steps. "Because more people will read it." To this my answer was: "Baloney! …with all respect dear editor…People will read what is good and glance over what is bad. Why step by step articles rule the world is because they are elementary writing but easy to glance over without much attention, and that dear editor does not interest me." Thankfully the editor was also from Eastern Europe thus knew the ways of direct but light hearted dialogue, so she just looked up at me and started laughing. My direct straight forward communication style often can land me in hot water, but I will keep stories on cultural differences on dialogue to another essay. OK, somehow I turned this paragraph into a rant over editorial issues, but it is an important point to recognize when it comes to problems with goal setting advice. Let me explain why.
What do most goal setting articles do? They give you advice (in 10 steps or less – OK I am done promise) goals on HOW to ACT to REACH your goal no matter who you are or what your goal is about. But everyone has different goals and different desires, our life experiences and socio economic living conditions, our cultural background all different, but we still keep on hoping that some writer can give us the "fix" in ten steps.
There is a reason why these motivational speeches and tools hardly ever work on the long term. To help understand I will give you a metaphor. Think of an ox. Now you wish to use this ox to help you plow your field. But this is a wild ox and is scared to move or to be touched. It roots down its legs into the mud pit and will not move an inch. So you decide to tell it to 'vision' plowing a field. Maybe you even build a 'vision board' for your ox. Then you start training your ox to lift legs, one at the time. You ask the ox to see himself as walking to the goal. If all this fails during a late night television session you spot a device that can lift the legs of the ox and train it mechanically "guaranteed to work or money back for an easy payment of $9.99 per month." You laugh right? But we all have been there to some degree. Yes, vision board can help, visualization can be useful. Training and tools can be useful, but they are all worthless until the ox starts trusting the relationship. Until you understand the fear that holds the ox back and until you build a trust and understanding in your relationship.
The problem is that when we set goals our sight is set for the future. We don't always take time to understand the past or the present. But we cannot move forward without understanding. So before you can take steps to reach a goal, you must understand yourself and your goal!
Now let's turn back to your goals. What I said early on in this article is that goals are driven by desire. So it is absolutely important to recognize the root of your desire. Most importantly you must determine if this desire is yours at all. I know at first glance you tell me of course Dora, you are being ridiculous: it is my goal, thus my desire. I say, not so fast. Every idea that we carry in our mind came from somewhere. We learned our culture from the country where we were born and raised, we learned our first wishes from our parents and our friends. So, is your desire yours? For example if you want to go to medical school is it because you want to cure people or is it because your parents think it is a great profession? If you want to lose 10 pounds is it because you will be healthier or is it because society will think you look better? Before you go anywhere with your goal, you must determine the source of your desire. You must understand your desire. It often happens that once someone clearly sees the root of the desire, desire disappears. To that I say; well done! Good work, now you can think and meditate on a goal that is worth your time.
The second concept I brought up early on was the idea that a goal is something to reach. That this something is not subject to time, we can either touch it or think of it as a concept. So you may wish for a nicer bigger house, a new profession or better health. Let's suppose that your goal stood up the test of meditation on desire. You have determined that it is your goal and you understand WHY you wish to peruse your goal. Now it is time to examine your goal as a process! Life is not goals, goals happen and life is lived between your goals. So when you think of your goal you must think of the process that leads to that goal. If you don't like or trust the process, I guarantee you, you will have a hard time reaching that goal. And when you reach that goal you will not feel as satisfied as you thought you would. Let me put this idea into examples. I finished two degrees in college; one in History and one in Neurobiology. My father wanted me to become a doctor. I was not convinced, as most young people, I had trouble distinguishing between my desires vs. desire of my parents. What I really wanted is to be a professor of humanities of some kind but I did not discover that till a later age. What I did know though is that I was not sure about being in medicine. So I did what most young people do when desire is not clear but force from another direction is more than clear, I rebelled. I did not apply to med school or grad school but told my parents, let me try to get jobs in those field to test it out. (Clearly still wanting to be a good child ) So I did, I got jobs in laboratories. I learned a lot. I will never regret the path that I took because I value knowledge. All this learning made me the yoga teacher and studio owner that I am today. But I also discovered I hated the day to day routine of the laboratory work. I did not like the slow process of discovery. I loved the learning part of it, I still like reading about scientific discoveries, but I did not enjoy the process of the work. A lot of people go to school to study something, to have a new profession, but rarely do folks think about what that profession entails in the day to day activity. We see the life of a yoga teacher, the life of a doctor, lawyer and so on. We build a concept and a value system around it, but what we need to do is understand the process, the day to day activity of a doctor, a lawyer, a yoga teacher. Only after we understand the day to day and determined that we like what it is about can we say we are clear on our goal.
Of course there are some goals that are more to a point. For example your goal could be to get in shape and lose some weight. Do recognize it is still a process. If you simply focus on your goal you will be miserable. Instead ask yourself the question, what physical activity do I enjoy? Do you enjoy being alone? Being outside vs. inside? The goal should be to find something that you enjoy that has the side effect of moving your body. The goal should never be to force yourself to exercise in a way that you dislike to achieve your goal.
Or if you wish to be in a bigger house, well that will cost more money and more upkeep. Will you enjoy the extra work that reaching this goal requires? Because if you do not enjoy your extra responsibilities then your bigger house will become your prison sooner than you know!
In short life is a process. Instead of being a prisoner of your desires year after year, build awareness in your life and live in full consciousness of your actions.
In conclusion, just to show that I do have my sense of humor, I will outline in a numbered summary.
Don't just set goals, but understand your goals.
If you understand your goal and like the process that leads to your goal when you encounter obstacles and difficulties you will have the power to work through them because the overall process is to your liking. When you enjoy your life you don't need motivational speeches and even if you never reach your goal you will have a wonderful time living day by day.
Happy New Year Spira! With gratitude, Dora
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Children with motor difficulties (also know as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a prevalent yet under-recognized movement skill disorder that significantly affects everyday functioning) often spend recess alone, generally choose more quiet activities, show low engagement in social play or organized sports, perceive less enjoyment as well as less support in daily activities, and tend to suffer from emotional and mental health issues.
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The Air Force recently launched a website called "The Air Force Collaboratory," which entices young people to participate in an online dialogue and share ideas for solving (initially) three unclassified research projects in which the Air Force is engaged. None of the projects is directly (or at least exclusively) military in nature. One involves developing technology to allow the Air Force quickly to determine the location of survivors of building collapses; a second focuses on a new kind of robot with various search and rescue capabilities; and a third involves determining the proper point in space to which a new GPS satellite should be launched.
The first-level purpose of the site is to involve young people, in a collaborative way, in dealing with a tough technical challenge for the government. This is not a contest; there are no prizes. Instead, the site appeals both to a desire to excel and a desire to serve, both important themes for the Air Force.
"I hope you're up to this," a voice says about the GPS project. "Your idea will save lives," reads a computer-generated text for the collapsed building project. It is nice to involve young people in something bigger than themselves, and it also sends a good message about the ability of the government to innovate that the Air Force is trying out a new way to get technical input on important projects.
But information about the site's backstory tells you its other purpose. According to a New York Times article, the site was developed by GSD&M in Austin, Texas. That would be the same agency that holds the Air Force's recruitment advertising contract. The site is also a way to encourage kids interested in technology to consider joining the Air Force.
So there is also sort of a contracting story here – an example of what the government wants from a good vendor, which is original and innovative ideas that can be used to help further the organization's mission.
All in all, an interesting effort. Check out the site – it's hardly an example of stodgy government in action. The Air Force Collaboratory has been up for about a month now. I'd be curious to know what kind of response it's getting, either in terms of generating ideas or in terms of whetting the appetites of potential recruits.
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Mass Pike / Willard Suitcases / Rodrigo L / Rochester
I started the day very early driving west on the Mass Pike on my way to shoot suitcases.
We were able to learn quite a bit about Rodrigo from his papers. He came to Salt Lake City from the Philippines to attend high school.
He was always active in Filipino organizations in the US. After Salt Lake, he moved to Chicago for a time, then onto Buffalo before ending up at Willard.
I did a quick search for Herbert Ray Olmsted and found this on RootsWeb.
OLMSTEAD HERBERT R., Portrait enlargements and kindred lines of Art Work, studio and office 5 Delevan, h 11 Gaylord (See adv
Love Herbert's stylish handwriting.
I am in an EconoLodge in Brockport, NY on my way to meet some Erie Canal folks to spend tomorrow shooting the autumn inspection of some of the locks east of Buffalo. Stopped in Rochester for a bite to eat just as the evening was arriving.
Willard Suitcases / Names
I am especially taken by the labels that we find in the suitcases. These small bits of paper and string give us quite a bit of information about the patient as they were brought to Willard. In this case, W (we only have an initial) S (not allowed to use her surname) came to the institution on 16 November 1938. This is a rare case where the label is ripped, but even so, I have had to obscure part of her name.
I am aware that there is an active debate about this, but I come down firmly on the side that would have me able to include the patient's full names with their possessions. The reason I am forbidden from naming patients has to do with specific New York State law about the privacy of people who were wards of the state. This law supersedes even the Federal HIIPA regulations, which state that 50 years after death, records are available to the public. In fact, many other states use full names in talking about former patients at asylums and psychiatric centers. I won't go into all the reasons why I feel it is respectful to name the suitcase owners, as I am not so good at putting this kind of argument in writing. But someone contacted me last week who is really good at it.
Here is a link to a post on her site. I am grateful for all the nice things she said about me, but I am especially pleased that she was able to put into words something that I think about often; which is how to show respect to people who at one time in their lives were patients at Willard. So Nelly, thank you so much for your openness about your own situation and the clarity with which you expressed your feelings. I really appreciate it.
Willard Suitcases / Irma M / Print Sales
I have spent quite a bit of time over the past few days working on Irma's photographs in order to upload them to the willardsuitcases.com site. Included in her things were several professionally done portraits of her, as well as many indications of what her life was like before coming to Willard. If you would like to check out the collection, go to the site, then "The Cases", scroll down to the bottom of the page and you will see her name. Make sure you click on "View: ALL", so as to see all of the photos. It is well worth having a look.
I have set up the site so that you can order prints from the project. It is a fairly simple procedure. When you click on an image in a collection, you will see an "Add to Cart +" button. Click it and from there you will have 3 sizes from which to choose. Just follow the directions about payment, and I will be notified. I'll then make the print in my studio, sign it, and ship it off. Couldn't be easier, and it will help the project tremendously. Thanks so much.
Willard Suitcases / Ovid Talk / Willard Cemetery / Interesting Information
On Thursday, I made the trip from Western Massachusetts to Ovid, NY for my talk about the suitcases. I arrived late in the afternoon and the light was nice on the front of this lovely early 1960s building.
It is so great to see a library from this era that hasn't been messed up by continuous "updating".
The crowd of about 50 people who attended the event was fantastic. At the beginning of my talk I asked how many in the audience had been employees at Willard, and up went at least 10 hands. I always learn so much by being able to talk to folks who were intimately connected with the place. In fact, two very important facts came out during the question and answer. The first was that while the patients were at Willard, their suitcases and possessions were kept in storage on the same floor as their rooms. And they absolutely had access to their things. I get asked about this regularly; I think most people who see the project assume that once they came to the institution they were stripped of their belongings, which I now know not to be the case.
The other bit of information that I had never understood has to do with why the suitcases were kept by the institution. When a patient died, the State of New York contacted the families and were given two options. Send money to cover shipping costs or come to Willard and pick up the suitcases. We now know that neither of these things happened to approximately 400 deceased patients, which is why the collection exists today. Amazing. Thanks so much to the wonderful Peggy Ellsworth for clearing this up.
Before the Friday noon brown bag lunch at the library, I had the chance to go to the cemetery and walk around for a bit. It is always something I do when in the area, and connects me to the place in a very real way.
Recently I have been in contact with a nice gentleman who expressed an interest in Frank C. He was concerned that as a veteran, Frank was not accorded the proper respect in his burial. This brought up the subject of the section of the cemetery that contains the headstones of veterans who were patients at Willard. As you can see by the flags, there is someone making sure that this section is well tended. What is most interesting is that this is the only part of the cemetery where the patients are named, and headstones placed over the graves.
I hope to be updating the willardsuitcases.com site quite a bit this week, so check it out if you get the chance. Thanks for following.
Willard Suitcases / Madeline C. / Ovid talk
One of the cool things for me about Madeline's collection is that she had the negatives for many of her photographs. The museum did a fantastic job in conserving and co-ordinating the negatives with the prints.
When I turned over this particular postcard, I was thrilled to see that she had stayed at the Prince George Hotel in New York City. I have overnighted there twice, and both were memorable. The first time I had just turned 16 and I, along with my friends Jeff, Jay, and Dennis drove to the city from Meadville and were there for a few nights. The other occasion was sometime in the early 1980s. That one got a bit weird.
Tomorrow I drive to Ovid for my talk at the public library. Edith B. Ford Library, 7pm. Hope to see you. I also expect to be there on Friday at noon for a brown bag lunch.
Willard Suitcases / Madeline C (update)
I was just speaking with my friend (and the person behind getting me access to the suitcases) Craig Williams. He thanked me for the post I recently did about Madeline C, and mentioned that this exact recording of You're Driving Me Crazy was online. Here it is.
Willard Suitcases / Madeline C
Peggy and I have been making great strides in shooting the cases that were returned from the Exploratorium. Last week, we started in on Madeline C, and yesterday we worked on her books and papers.
Madeline's life was very full before coming to Willard.
She was living in the New York City area, and taking classes at both Columbia and Hunter College. You can see her Hunter ID card in the photograph above.
And here is a New York Public Library request form for a Sigmund Freud book. Her studies seemed to be focused on philosophy and logic.
Madeline was quite a diarist and writer.
Somehow, she became a patient at Central Islip Psychiatric Center, and it was pretty clear that it wasn't a great place for her. We came across many letters that she wrote to doctors outside of the institution that were never mailed. This is something that we rarely found at Willard.
Peg and I were both very moved by Madeline's possessions. She was highly educated, completely bi-lingual in French and English (the original spelling of her name was Madeleine, so we assume she was born in France), and lived a very stimulating life before she was institutionalized.
This is just a tiny selection of her papers and books. I could easily post 50 photographs of her things; something I will get to when I upload her to the willardsuitcases.com site. Which given the sheer volume of images, might be a while.
Thanks to all of you for hanging in there with me on this. I really think that I will be done with shooting in the next few weeks, and will move to spending at least a few days a week editing and uploading. I am hoping to find some sort of artist's retreat where I could spend a month just working on the project. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Willard Suitcases / Michael B
Here is another example of a complication in one's life that could possibly lead to time spent at Willard. It has not been unusual to find evidence of language problems in the lives of people who were patients there. Obviously, there must have been other factors in Michael's situation that led him to Willard, but we have never seen such a direct link to language issues. (Michael was born Michele B in Italy.) The pink note should be readable, but if not, here is the text. "Please give this man something for his ear as he can not talk much english [sic] to make you understand what he wants." Very sad, and I wonder what the writer meant by "something for his ear". My first thought upon reading this was a reference to the Babel Fish which is featured in Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide series of books.
This is also the second case in which we found postcards having to do with the Lone Ranger.
Yesterday, we also photographed Lawrence Mocha's suitcase. I will do a longer post about him in the next few days.
Thanks for following.
Willard Suitcases / Michael B
This is what is left of the handle on one side of Michael's large trunk. Sadly, there is only a tiny remnant of the original Willard tag attached to a string, so there is no information about the date he arrived. But there is a ton of very interesting material in the collection, which I am really looking forward to photographing next Tuesday.
I will be doing a longer post with lots of photos next week. Until then, thanks for following.
Willard Suitcases / Rodrigo L
Rodrigo was a reader. His collection of books was extensive and interesting.
He was also a bit of a writer. Below is a novel that he wrote that was part of his library.
It is interesting how he changed the dedication.
He must have been working with some sort of editor or teacher, as there are lots of corrections in red ink.
Some of his books were from his days at Salt Lake High School. The collected issues of the school publication "Red and Black" were among his books.
This was the only evidence of his byline that I could find.
Frustrating to have to obscure his surname.
There is so much amazing material here, and I have to keep reminding myself that I am just documenting the collection as a photographer, and not as a social historian. The temptation is to photograph everything that made his life so interesting, but I reckon I would never finish.
Peggy was especially helpful is setting up and organizing our work yesterday. Here is a shot of her cheerful presence in front of a setup for which she was largely responsible. Thanks Peg.


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Alexander Kristoff is unbeatable in Flanders. After the Three days of De Panne-Koksijde and the Tour of Flanders, the strong Norwegian rider from Katusha team also won the Scheldeprijs on Wednesday. Kristoff indeed won the announced –but perturbed because of a crash- massive sprint in Schoten. Our fellow countryman Edward Theuns took the second place.
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President of the Federation Van Damme wishes Scheldeprijs to make part of the World Tour
President of the Federation Tom Van Damme was a distinguished guest at the start of the Scheldeprijs. Van Damme, who is also the President of the International Cycling Union, UCI, road commission, is under the spell of the Scheldeprijs. "I believe the event deserves to make part of the World Tour", stated Van Damme. "A race of such magnitude and starting in a great place like the MAS may and must set its sights higher."
Wim Vos: "Kristoff saved the status of the Scheldeprijs as a sprinters' classic"
The organizers of the Scheldeprijs are for sure really happy with that win and must feel very thankful to Alexander Kristoff. There was indeed a risk for this year edition to become a rather poor one. The best sprinters indeed withdrew one by one, presenting or not a medical certificate. The organizers were so angry it was possible to hear their cry of despair beyond the Schelde. And then, such a winner! Yesterday, the Norwegian rider saved the organizers from a difficult situation. He at the same time saved the status of the Scheldeprijs as the sprinters' classic between the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, showing that it is indeed possible, with such a race, such a date and such a course, to have such a great winner.
Theuns: "I discover myself more and more like a sprinter."
Our fellow countryman Edward Theuns (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) took the second place of the 103rd edition of the Scheldeprijs. He is feeling very happy with his result and is beginning to become more and more a sprinter able to win massive sprints. "Today only a very strong Kristoff was able to defeat me and I have to be proud of my result", stated Theuns.
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East Union had a chit in the karma bank Wednesday night and picked the right time to get it back.
Marcus Montano and his booming right foot are taking the next step.
Comfortable first-round victories allowed the East Union and Manteca girls soccer programs to rest many of their regulars.
It was a return to prominence for the Sierra High baseball program.
TRACY - It has been a long time since the Manteca High softball team has made the playoffs - not in this century, at least.
For weeks now, Manteca coach Neil MacDannald has talked about building momentum for a run at another Sac-Joaquin Section title.
Much of what Jenna Zuniga does on the right wing is cunning and calculated.
Manteca High's girls soccer team padded its program-record setting goal total Tuesday and set another new standard with a 7-0 victory over Vallejo.
Two Valley Oak League champions were crowned at The Corral on Tuesday.
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